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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1938
Page
12
Logan City Council settled a three hour session Tuesday night adopting the revised traffic code by unanimous vote. The panel rejected rerouting freight trucks via Hunter Street and kept Main Street traffic as before with two hour daytime parking 8 a m to 8 p m from Spring to Walnut.
Warden Howard Brooks urged dog owners to attach license tags to collars to aid identification. New traffic provisions restrict U turns on Main St and curb cruising on Saturdays. Parking on N Market St will shift to one side for pool traffic prep. Crossings must use intersections with signals. The 30 day referendum delays enforcement. bids for oil on poor streets. traffic light funding. and emergency street lighting contracts were debated. A gas rate objection and city pump proposal were noted. Drainage and alley work received brief discussion without action.
Logan Post American Legion held a meeting to set Memorial Day activities and spring conference finances. Russell James leads the spring conference fund drive to cover expenses for a gathering expected to attract thousands to Logan. Several drum corps and bands are scheduled for parades with Main Street to be decorated.
The Logan West Grade School weekly issue showcases school life with features on pine tree planting for playground decor and top pupil test rankings. Highlighted students include Violet Harble, Bob Richards, Bob Armstrong, Jean Foreman, Sue Schempp, and Dorothy Myers across grades four to six, plus perfect attendance by sixteen first graders.
About 350 people gathered in the Logan High School Auditorium Monday evening for a concert by the Ernest Williams Symphonic Band of Brooklyn. The program showcased a 40 piece ensemble from the Williams School of Music with Logan youth Bruce Price highlighted as a band member visiting his mother Mrs. Jennie Price during the city visit.
The senior class will present the three act comedy Adam and Eve at 8 tonight in the school auditorium to dedicate a new curtain. Cast includes Helen Ruth Poling Mary Margaret Butterfield Betty Johnson Eva Nihiser Dorothy Matthews Normal Ball William Brown and Robert Phoenix directed by Jack Brown.
Logan mourns Charles O. Bright of Cincinnati where he had run a restaurant for two decades. Born in Marion Township, Hocking County, he was brother to Earl Bright of South Perry. He leaves three sisters and several other relatives in Logan. The brother travels to Cincinnati for funeral and burial planned for tomorrow.
LOGAN Dairy heifers and sheep will be raised by the Acme Livestock 4-H Club organized Monday with James Guthrie of near this city as adviser. Offi c ers are Joe Campbell president Neal Beery vice president Roy Beery secretary treasurer Charles Funk recreation leader and Walter Stone reporter.
Work of laying a short walk between the Ambrose Hotel court and the soldiers monument in Worthington Park began Tuesday. The project had been approved by city council several months prior.
Stella Witham of Chauncey Ohio has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Burk Witham deceased of Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated April 7 1938 Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.
Miss Jane White daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard F White Warner Ave became the bride of Mr Paul Galvin Nelsonville in a St John s Catholic Church ceremony Tuesday morning Rev Father James T Nevin read the vows The couple will reside in Nelsonville after a brief wedding trip A breakfast followed at the White House with family and friends present
The Women’s Home Missionary Society met Tuesday at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Dittie Dill presiding. Talks covered Christian service, citizenship, and a May mite box opening, plus a playlet and vocal duet. Guests included Mrs. Lucy Brehm and Mrs. H. H. Sands. a two course dinner followed.
Mrs. Bertha Oberle led the American Legion Auxiliary meeting naming committees for the May 14 dinner during the district conference in Logan. Poppy preparations began for Memorial Day sprays with a May 28 sale planned by Roy Anthony, Ross Adcock, and Charles Struble. An Odd Fellows and Rebekahs anniversary is set for April 29 at the I O O F Building with a 7:30 p.m. Rebekah meeting.
Sixteen members of Lo Council Daughters of America traveled to Nelsonville on Friday night April 22 for inspection of Nelsonville Council. Miss Lucille Beards district deputy state councilor served as inspector. Talks were given and Nelsonville praised for floor work. Mrs Della Robey presented gifts to the inspector councilor and deputy. Mrs Beards and Mrs McKenzie from Theodorus Council Pomeroy attended. There were 33 present. A lunch followed the meeting.
Official party from St. Joseph and Benton Harbor Michigan will pass through Logan Friday afternoon on the Blue and Gray Trail Caravan en route to Richmond Virginia. The group includes Blossom Queen and court highway patrolmen John G. Cox tour manager Joe Wells publicity director sound truck. Local planners include Judge Phil Henderson and B A Hall.
Eddie Banik of Murray City will not compete in the boxing series staged by the Murray City American Legion. The event has moved from April 29 to May 6 after Banik injured himself by falling from an ox and being trampled.
Dr W B Lacock health commissioner resumes vaccination drive visiting South Bloomingville East and West Pike The Narrows Blue Creek Bethel Pine Sams Creek and Smith Schools Thursday Then vaccination sites set for West Logan New Pittsburg Jobs Murray City Newtown and Greendale next Wednesday
Bert King pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons at arraignment before Magistrate S B Whitehart. He was bound over on $500 bond for grand jury action after arrest the previous day amid a threat to shoot Jesse Beougher at the Hocking Valley Brick plant.
Everett Jacoby of Logan announced Tuesday his bid for the Democratic nomination for county auditor. He would be the second Democrat to make a definite announcement. Jacoby has assisted the auditor with personal tax returns in recent years and his petition is being circulated.
Students at the junior high named nominees for Citizenship Medals offered by the Sons of American Revolution. Six girls Eugenia Chifos Lois Heyde Frances Kelch Marguerite King Martha Ann Kinser Ruth Schaal and six boys Billy Bryan Willis Denny Barton Hall Harold Kessler Bob Shaw will be voted on next week to receive the honors.
Catherine Mae Jadwin wife of Marsh Jadwin died at her home in Logan after a long heart disease illness. She leaves her husband three daughters Mrs Helen Carpenter New Straitsville Mrs Robert Lecrone Walbridge and Mrs Margaret Spichter Columbus two brothers and a sister. Funeral details were not announced.
Glouster Kiwanis Club marked United States Canada Good Will Week with a Tuesday night dinner at Hotel Gordon attended by about 40 guests. Al Craft read the Kiwanis International proclamation and George Rose read the U S Canada treaty. Rev L W Gishler spoke on Cowards in Peace. Mrs George Rose won the ladies prize, Roger Kittle won the men’s. A Kiwanis delegation will join others in Ringgold for a Route 78 repair conference.
Retail clerks met at the LO OF Hall with good attendance. Delegates were named to report stores not signed with the union or employing clerks not in good standing. Employers urged to verify clerk standing before Friday. Grievance committee to handle seniority rights violations. Refreshments served.
Senior and junior classes swap performances for Senior Class Day on Friday May 6. The Seniors will present the musical numbers in the afternoon replacing the Girls Glee Club. No admission will be charged for the event.
Dr and Mrs E E LeFever travel to McConnelsville Thursday for a Republican Club dinner followed by a speech by John W Bricker.
Mrs Frank Dun levy and Mrs Avil Dunlevy of Jacksonville were Tuesday guests of Mr and Mrs Gerald Dunlevy and family in Glouster.
Glouster attorney George W. Rose announced his Republican bid for the unexpired Athens County probate judge term. A 1895 law graduate, he has practiced in Glouster since, with a year as state examiner in Columbus, served Athens County in the Ohio Legislature 1923 to 1926 on the finance committee, and held roles as Glouster city solicitor and former lieutenant governor of the Eleventh Kiwanis District of Ohio.
One of Glouster’s oldest structures was razed last week. It was formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Frank Matthews who ran a harness repair shop and a small notions department and lived there. The present owner, Mr Clyde Sellers, plans a new building on the site adjoining the Gessel Building on Main Street.
The Junior Progressive Study Club elected officers at Mrs. Carl Pico’s home. Marcella Jonas became president with Thelma Ley as vice president and Anna Marie Wolf as recording secretary.
Funeral services for James Jennings will be held at Holy Cross Church Thursday at 9 AM with Rev Fr Kessler officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood. He died at home Monday after a brief illness of pneumonia following a heart attack Sunday night.
Mrs Margaret Cotter of Front Street suffered a severe stroke Tuesday evening at her home. She was partially paralyzed but her condition is improving and favorable.
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